New Beginnings

I am not a passionate person. I have several interests that I pursue sporadically, some of which are playing the piano, dabbling in makeup/cosmetics, all things Harry Potter, reading, and writing. Oh, and I'm a teacher, so I suppose I should add 'teaching' to the list as well.

As a teacher in the Clark County School District, I'm lucky enough (as I am surely reminded by the general public) to have the summer off. Being that my husband works and I did not wind up running a summer camp room at an old job of mine, I've had a lot of downtime these last several weeks. Yes, an abundant amount of that time has been whiled away playing video games, reading, and "fill-in-the-blank-with-whatever-other-activities-you-imagine-teachers-do-during-summer"-ing, but I've also spent quite a bit of time thinking about teaching, and that is what leads me here to writing this blog. 

How do I want to implement my theme this year? How many kids am I going to have? I hope my decision to move to a new school pans out. Why does my insurance seem to be insufficient for what I need? Are our pay steps going to be honored this year? Just where do people get off telling me about how easy my job is? 

It's that last bit up there that is the driving force behind me finally being motivated or impassioned enough about something to take action. ...That sounds a bit dramatic. What I mean is, that thought has become so mind-consuming to me that I'd like to be able to organize my ideas and opinions about it on paper (or rather, on a computer screen). I want to be able to see the merit and importance that my job has. I'm hoping that through blog entries and pictures I'll be able to look at my school year and have something tangible to remind me of the merit of my career. To clarify, I do not believe that my work is without importance, nor is my sole intent to shed light for the masses upon 'the noble art of teaching'. I want to conduct a little self-exploration and at the same time, share a piece of what I do.

So, there you have it. Could be that this winds up with the half-learned sonatas, half-formed plots, and mismatched fingernail designs that are my wont. Or I'll have the most awesome kind of school year scrapbook ever! I'm hoping to get into my new classroom late next week, so that'd be my personal start to the school year. A web designer I am not (my husband is, though!), so things will look better in the future. Time will tell... 

...I fibbed earlier. I am passionate about something: Harry Potter. Like, seriously. 

A Muggle is a person with no magical abilities. That's me. I'm human; I make mistakes, and I make them often. I am also a teacher, so I'm a lifelong learner (or so I'm told). So I make mistakes, try to learn from them, and then do better the next time around. I am a Muggle Teacher.